Film producers in Pakistan file a court motion to ban showing Bollywood films, stating it is "a thre - Polidicks

[quote]A group of Pakistani film producers and distributors has filed a motion in Lahore High Court seeking a ban on Bollywood films being shown in the country. The distributors say Bollywood films are a threat to local productions. In Pakistan, the studios and cinema houses are often owned by the same company that uses the proceeds from ticket sales to fund new films. In recent years, going to the cinema has become more popular across Pakistan. Four years ago, there were only 12 screens in Lahore. Now, there are 32. "There is a need for these [Bollywood] films if you want to save the Pakistani cinema industry," Nadir Minhas, director of PAF cinema in Lahore, told Al Jazeera. "If these films don't come here, it will go back to being a niche industry." [B]But the group seeking a court ban said that Bollywood films were keeping the audience from watching Pakistani films, which is hurting local producers and distributors financially.[/B][/quote] [url]http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/04/pakistan-film-producers-seek-bollywood-ban-160408053518559.html[/url]

or maybe they make good movies instead ( I cant judge since I never watched them )

I don't know. It's hard to beat some of Bollywood's crazy action/comedy movies. It's like the late 70's/ early 80's US comedies never left them.

Uh, Get Good. If you made better movies, maybe more people would watch them?

'Ban people from seeing', is a phrase that tilts you right up the ass of totalitarianism .

[quote][B]But the group seeking a court ban said that Bollywood films were keeping the audience from watching Pakistani films, which is hurting local producers and distributors financially.[/B][/quote] protectionism isnt going to get you anywhere, and let's be serious, if you cant compete with the mindless masala flick entertainment on offer from the bollywood sector, you're worse than Uwe Boll ever was when making flicks. [editline]11th April 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=Lone_Star94;50109913]I don't know. It's hard to beat some of Bollywood's crazy action/comedy movies. It's like the late 70's/ early 80's US comedies never left them.[/QUOTE] In fairness if you've watched one of them you've watched them all, Bollywood cinema is heavily, heavily trope based. It's only very recently that our filmmakers have taken a stab at going in a different direction than the usual fare, but even that has trope based touches to appeal to the mainstream audience. Important figures in the film industry have been arguing recently that Bollywood needs to look past the formulaic trope-based films if it needs to be more competitive especially on the international circuit.

Didn't even know Pakistani movies existed.

It's funny because Brazil is actually facing a sort of variation of this problem. If I told you guys that a lot of people just don't watch Brazilian movies and instead go for the Hollywood stuff, with many of the Brazilian movies that do get seen being dumb overexaggerated broad comedies featuring popular actors, your reaction would probably (and rightfully) be "make better movies". The problem is [I]we do make better movies[/I]. We make a shitload of better movies that get one or two showings at a few theaters because most of the theaters in my city, São Paulo, and pretty much every other city in the country, are chain-owned (Cinemark is very powerful here in São Paulo, for example). Non-chain theaters or arthouse theaters are the exception. I don't know how much Pakistan's problem has to do with Brazil's problem, but there at least needs to be some regulation in place so people can see the latest Hollywood blockbuster [I]and[/I] the latest national production (not just the broad comedies), because the truth is if this depends solely on the decisions of the theater owners, then who the fuck is going to show some risky new locally produced movie instead of the guaranteed Bollywood hit?

Instead of making better products just ban the competition! genius! Like what happened to tesla.

Something similar happened here in Spain. The solution was easy "Git gud"... from time to time they make a good movie but overall meh.

The biggest irony of this is that because the Pakistani productions get their funding directly from ticket sales, by barring Bollywood films they are literally cutting off their own income.

A total ban is extreme but it might be helpful to their industry to implement something like Canada has, that a certain percentage of media shown has to be made in Pakistan. That way you're not censoring anything but it gives local stuff that's just getting started a chance to be shown

Honestly "Lollywood" should abide by the rules of nature. Become better than the competition, or go extinct. There is no infantile "I put up my everything-proof shield therefore you can't do this" concept in the wild, and if you do try it you usually get mauled by a tiger. In other words, Pakistan should endeavour to improve its film industry through less childish methods, maybe take inspiration from the film industries of other countries and learn about the methods they employ. THAT is how you "fight" Bollywood, by learning how to make better movies and actually compete, rather than start whining as you take your ball home.

[QUOTE=theevilldeadII;50109773]or maybe they make good movies instead ( I cant judge since I never watched them )[/QUOTE] Boy are you missing out, Bollywood films are amazing. [video=youtube;byOw4AYd7-8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byOw4AYd7-8[/video]

[QUOTE=Zuimzado;50110567]It's funny because Brazil is actually facing a sort of variation of this problem. If I told you guys that a lot of people just don't watch Brazilian movies and instead go for the Hollywood stuff, with many of the Brazilian movies that do get seen being dumb overexaggerated broad comedies featuring popular actors, your reaction would probably (and rightfully) be "make better movies". The problem is [I]we do make better movies[/I]. We make a shitload of better movies that get one or two showings at a few theaters because most of the theaters in my city, São Paulo, and pretty much every other city in the country, are chain-owned (Cinemark is very powerful here in São Paulo, for example). Non-chain theaters or arthouse theaters are the exception. I don't know how much Pakistan's problem has to do with Brazil's problem, but there at least needs to be some regulation in place so people can see the latest Hollywood blockbuster [I]and[/I] the latest national production (not just the broad comedies), because the truth is if this depends solely on the decisions of the theater owners, then who the fuck is going to show some risky new locally produced movie instead of the guaranteed Bollywood hit?[/QUOTE] Could you give a recommendation of one of these movies?